Early Market Engagement (EME) - Zambia Poverty Reduction Programme (ZPRP)

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

Services

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£38,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Apr 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend a Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Poverty Reduction Programme in Zambia (ZPRP).

ZPRP aims reduce levels of poverty and vulnerability within Zambia. ZPRP has budgeted approximately £38.5m over six (6) years, with an anticipated start date of Q3 2024.

FCDO invites interested suppliers to attend an Early Market Engagement (EME) session relating to the ZPRP programme and associated future procurements. This EME will take place 11:00-12:00pm UK time on Monday 4 March 2024 and will be online via Microsoft Teams, with representation from both the project office in Lukasa, Zambia and FCDO Commercial.

The event will be followed by a questionnaire and attendees will be able to ask further questions. The PQQ functionality in the portal will be used as the channel of communication for this project going forward.

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This EME event is an opportunity for prospective suppliers to understand current…Planned

This EME event is an opportunity for prospective suppliers to understand current planning for the ZPRP programme, to ask questions, and to provide feedback on any information shared for the Business Case. To attend this EME event, please register and log in to FCDO's eTendering Portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and complete PQQ_1571 before noon on 01.03.2024. Additional information: The link to the meeting (MS Teams platform) will distributed via the messaging system on the FCDO eTendering portal and via email for those registered before noon on 01.03.2024.

Delivery: UK

75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Feb 2024, 11:51 GMT
Last source update: 20 Feb 2024, 11:51 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005496
Classification (CPV): Foreign economic-aid-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043b69 Find a Tender

Publisher note: At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the EME event. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us to decide on the best procurement route and strategy. How to register for this EME: If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at https://forms.office.com/e/00D7DeLu7H The link to the meeting (MS Teams platform) will distributed via the messaging system on the FCDO eTendering portal and via email for those registered before noon on 01.04.2024. This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Monday 4th March @ 11:00 – 12:00 GMT. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ_1571. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder’s opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the “Call me Back!” functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to ruth.slater@fcdo.gov.uk

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

20 Feb 2024 → 1 Apr 2024 · 2 dates

Notice published
20 Feb 2024, 11:51 GMT
Tender notice expected
1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDiplomatic and Development King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.